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while studying/ Understanding GNOME, I have come across below two commands over the web.

dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.Shell /org/gnome/Shell org.gnome.Shell.Eval string:'Main.panel.actor.hide();'

dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.Shell /org/gnome/Shell org.gnome.Shell.Eval string:'Main.overview._dash.actor.hide();'

1st command hides the Top Panel
2nd command hides the Dash.

But during the session I use Alt+F2 r to restart the shell. During this restart of shell, both the commands becomes to Original State.

Image Showing there is no Top Panel enter image description here

Image Showing there is no Dash enter image description here

Is there a way to make these two commands persistent even after gnome-shell restart?

Running Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04 & 19.10

PRATAP-PANABAKA
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I'll post this as a temporary answer to get you started. My only dbus script monitors for when gnome or unity resets xrandr screen brightness and then overrides it with custom brightness and gamma. You would need something similar for when dash or panel is reset:

#!/bin/bash

# NAME: eyesome-dbus.sh
# PATH: /usr/local/bin
# DESC: Watch dbus for monitor color events
# CALL: Automatically started as deamon by eyesome.sh
# DATE: October 8, 2018. Modified October 22, 2018.

source eyesome-src.sh # Common code for eyesome___.sh bash scripts

Type="method_call"
Interface="org.freedesktop.ColorManager"
DirPath="/org/freedesktop/ColorManager"
Member="FindDeviceByProperty"
Watch="type=${Type}, interface=${Interface}, path=${DirPath}, member=${Member}"

# When NewTimeSTamp - OldTimeStamp > 5 seconds a new group of events occurs
# Wake up eyesome.sh to spam monitors
OldTimeStamp=$(printf '%(%s)T')

# Wait for user to sign on then get Xserver access for xrandr calls
UserName=""
iEventCnt=0

OneTimeWakeup () {

    # Wakeup eyesome.sh once for every group of commands
    # If the elapsed time between groups is > 5 seconds we assume a new group
    # of events has begun. Unplugging a monitor can create 5 DBUS events in
    # less than a second and we don't want to wakeup eyesome.sh 5 times.

    NewTimeStamp=$(printf '%(%s)T')
    secElapsed=$(( NewTimeStamp - OldTimeStamp ))
    # log "OneTimeWakeup Elapsed: $secElapsed New Stamp: $NewTimeStamp"
    OldTimeStamp="$NewTimeStamp"
    (( iEventCnt++ ))

    [[ "$secElapsed" -lt 6 ]] && return # If less than 5 seconds get more events

    log "Event Count: $iEventCnt over: $secElapsed seconds"
    iEventCnt=0

    # Has user signed on?
    if [[ "$UserName" == "" ]] ; then
        # Check if user has signed in
        UserName="$(who -u | grep -F '(:0)' | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}')"

        if  [[ "$UserName" == "" ]] ; then
            LastLoginWait="$NewTimeStamp"
            log "Waiting for user to log in, not waking up eyesome"
            return
        else
            # There may not be events after user first logs in with external
            # monitor(s) disconnected. If monitor connected after logging in
            # then we want to wakeup eyesome daemon below.
            LastModificationSeconds=$(date +%s -r "$EyesomeUser")
            sec=$(( NewTimeStamp - LastModificationSeconds ))
            if [[ "$sec" -lt 15 ]] ; then
                log "$UserName logged in $sec seconds, not waking eyesome"
                return
            else
                log "$UserName logged in for $sec seconds, waking eyesome"
            fi
        fi
    fi

    # Wakeup eyesome.sh after dbus searched Xrandr monitor properties
    echo YES > "$EyesomeDbus"
    sync -d "$EyesomeDbus"      # Flush buffer immediately
    $WakeEyesome post eyesome-dbus.sh spam &

} # OneTimeWakeup

log "Starting DBUS-Monitor using $Watch"

dbus-monitor --system "${Watch}" | \
(
    while read line; do
       OneTimeWakeup
    done
)

log "Ending DBUS-Monitor" # This should never happen

exit 0
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